MVCB Weekly News - Murray Valley Citrus Board
MVCB Weekly News - Murray Valley Citrus Board
MVCB Weekly News - Murray Valley Citrus Board
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<strong>MVCB</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
24 July, 2012 www.mvcitrus.org.au<br />
<strong>Murray</strong><br />
<strong>Valley</strong><br />
<strong>Citrus</strong><br />
<strong>Board</strong><br />
58 Pine Av<br />
Mildura VIC<br />
3500<br />
Po Box 1384<br />
Mildura VIC<br />
3502<br />
Ph: 03 5051 0500<br />
Fax: 03 5021 1905<br />
Crop Regulation & Winter Yellows BBQ<br />
Breakfast & Farm Walk<br />
Many growers are already thinking about next<br />
season’s crop load and the effect of winter yellows<br />
on flowering and fruiting. There is a likelihood of<br />
stressed trees bearing a heavy load of small fruit in<br />
the 2013/14 season. All growers are urged to attend<br />
this farm walk to minimise the risk of having a large<br />
crop of small fruit in the 2013/14 season.<br />
Topics:<br />
Crop regulation using flower<br />
manipulation/pruning – Steven Falivene,<br />
<strong>Citrus</strong> Extension Officer, NSW DPI<br />
Winter yellows – Michael Treeby, Research<br />
Scientist, NSW DPI<br />
Preliminary results from the on farm trials<br />
mulch trials, Karen Connolly, Project Officer,<br />
NSW DPI<br />
Wednesday 25 th July 2012<br />
8:30am -10:30am<br />
Sam Cross’s farm Silver City Highway, Curlwaa<br />
Registration is necessary for catering purposes<br />
Register by ringing <strong>MVCB</strong> CITTGROUP Co-ordinator Mary Cannard on 0427 211 890<br />
or the <strong>MVCB</strong> Office on (03) 5051 0500. A map is available if needed to find your way to<br />
Sam’s property.<br />
Qfly Detections and Update<br />
Due to the onset of cold weather the number of Qfly detections has decreased dramatically<br />
throughout the Sunraysia district. However, in a few weeks warmer weather will be upon<br />
us and Qfly numbers will be increasing again.<br />
<strong>MVCB</strong> has again put money aside to supply bait spray chemical to growers affect by<br />
current declared Qfly outbreaks. Growers within 1.5km radius of an outbreak epicentre can<br />
expect to receive information on allocation of chemical in the next few weeks. <strong>MVCB</strong> in<br />
conjunction with Victorian DPI will be running Qfly information sessions where affected<br />
growers can access bait spray chemical and information on the best application method.<br />
Area # Qfly Action<br />
Boundary Bend 3 Extends Outbreak<br />
Barham 2 Under Chemical Control<br />
Barham East 2 Under Chemical Control<br />
Barham N East 3 Under Chemical Control<br />
Darren Minter, Minter<br />
Magic and Pablo Ligouri,<br />
Farm Manager for John<br />
Keams, at the Potassium<br />
Field Trials Farm Walk and<br />
BBQ breakfast<br />
Naturalure Container Collection<br />
To reduce the cost of supplying Naturalure to citrus grow this season grower are asked to<br />
return empty Naturalure containers to the <strong>Board</strong>. If you have empty Naturalure containers<br />
please ring the <strong>Board</strong> office on 03 5051 0500 or Tony Bothroyd on 0407 325934 and<br />
collection will be arranged.
<strong>Citrus</strong> Australia Director Selection<br />
<strong>Citrus</strong> Australia members have the opportunity to nominate for two vacant <strong>Board</strong> positions<br />
as non-executive directors. The vacancies occur as a result of the constitutional requirement<br />
for two directors to retire from office at the conclusion of each Annual General Meeting.<br />
Grower director Mr Kevin Parr and independent director Ms Michele Phillips are the two<br />
retiring.<br />
Applications must be received by COB 3 August 2012. A Position Description can be<br />
downloaded from the <strong>Citrus</strong> Australia website: www.citrusaustralia.com.au<br />
If the number of nominations received does not exceed the number of vacancies, there is no<br />
requirement to hold a ballot. If a ballot is required, voting shall be conducted on a ‘first past<br />
the post system’ as outlined in the constitution.<br />
Nominations can also be made independently by three voting members. Three voting<br />
member that wish to make a nomination, independent of the Director Selection Committee,<br />
must submit their nomination to the Company Secretary, at least six weeks prior to the<br />
AGM, ie. COB Monday 10 September, 2012.<br />
For further information please contact Leonie Burrows on 0427 219151 or<br />
lburrows@ncable.com.au<br />
South Africa <strong>Citrus</strong> Growers Want Four More Years of Statutory Export-Levies<br />
The citrus growing association of South Africa has lodged an application for statutory levies<br />
to be implemented again in the citrus enterprise for the next four years. The request - which<br />
has been delivered to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, Tina Joemat-Pettersson,<br />
is now being considered by the National Agricultural Marketing Forum.<br />
The present measures lapse on 31 December this year and, should the association's request<br />
be successful, the new levies will be implemented again with effect from 1 January 2013.<br />
The suggested new measures are necessary, the association says, because this forces<br />
exporters to keep records of market and production information, including record of notes<br />
and statements, registration of directly involved shipments and payment of statutory levies,<br />
Fresh Plaza reports. Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201207170332.html<br />
Cara Cara Net Bag developed<br />
for use by MV packing sheds<br />
Cara Cara Net Bags and Stickers<br />
<strong>MVCB</strong> has developed a Cara Cara net bag header<br />
and barcode for use by <strong>Murray</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> packing<br />
sheds. Local growers and packing sheds<br />
approached <strong>MVCB</strong> to develop the new net bag and<br />
a generic sticker to facilitate the marketing of Cara<br />
Cara Navels.<br />
The net bag header promotes the additional health<br />
benefits stemming from the red coloured flesh.<br />
Marketing Cara Caras, especially in supermarkets<br />
has been difficult as they look like ordinary Navels.<br />
The use of individual fruit stickers proclaiming the<br />
fruit as being red fleshed will enable consumers to<br />
quickly identify these oranges as a speciality variety. Thanks to EJT Packers, True Blue<br />
<strong>Citrus</strong>, Michael Keenan and John Keams for their input during the development process.<br />
MADEC/AusChem AgVet Chemical Users Course<br />
MADEC will be running the Aus Chem, AgVet Chemical Users course in August and<br />
September. Aus Chem training is especially designed to meet the needs of people working<br />
at all levels of involvement with AgVet chemicals. Cost of the Course will be $240.00.<br />
One day refresher courses will also be held on 31 July, 16 August and 13Septembera cost of<br />
$150.00.<br />
If you would like to register for either of these courses please phone David Bush on 5023<br />
7233 or email dbush@madec.edu.au